Transaction in Own Shares

The European Investment Trust plc ("the Company")

The Company announces that on 25 January 2012 it purchased for cancellation
5,003 of its own Ordinary 25p shares at a price of £5.08 per share.

Following this transaction, the Company has 42,195,062 Ordinary shares in issue
and in circulation.

26 January 2012

Enquiries:

Kenneth J Greig

Edinburgh Partners Limited

Tel: [phone]

The Company's registered office address is:

Beaufort House

51 New North Road

Exeter

EX4 4EP